[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8656]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        TRIBUTE TO NEIL K. BORTZ

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2000

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I honor Neil K. Bortz, a friend and 
community leader, who will receive the Distinguished Service Citation 
from the National Conference for Community Justice (NCCJ) on May 25. 
Neil was selected for this prestigious award for distinguishing himself 
personally and professionally and for furthering the cause of inter-
group understanding in our community.
  Neil is a Cincinnati native. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from 
Harvard University, and continued his studies at the Harvard Graduate 
School of Business, where he received an M.B.A. Neil also served our 
nation as a Lieutenant in naval aviation.
  Neil has been very active in our community. He is one of the founding 
partners of Towne Properties, a real estate development and management 
company that specializes in mixed use projects and suburban residential 
developments. He has served on the boards of the Harvard Business 
School Club of Cincinnati, where he served as Chairman; the Playhouse 
in the Park; Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; the Harvard Club of 
Cincinnati; Cincinnati 2000 Planning Committee; Cincinnati Country Day 
School; and the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. He 
also was a member of the Young Presidents Organization.
  Neil currently serves on the boards of many local organizations, 
including the Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation, where he is 
Chairman, and where I recently had the opportunity to join him at an 
event to celebrate an extraordinarily successful private fundraising 
effort for this top-ranked public high school. He is also on the board 
of United Jewish Appeal, where he is Co-Chairman; Cincinnati Equity 
Fund; Cincinnati Olympic 2012 Committee; and the National Multi-Housing 
Council. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute Multi-Family 
Committee and the Presidents Organization.
  All of us in Cincinnati are grateful to him for his full devotion and 
service to our community.

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